BRIC Team reports: Elon Musk and Jensen Huang among CEOs joining Trump on China trip34 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKali Hays,Technology reporterandArchie Mitchell,Business reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has taken a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week. Among those joining the president on his official trip to Beijing are Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more. His presence is interesting as Beijing restricted the use of some Micron chips in critical infrastructure in 2023 on national security grounds - a move the firm has said negatively impacted its business in China.Semiconductors remain central to the US-China economic relationship, despite ongoing tensions over technology and export controls.Chuck Robbins, chief executive and chairman of Cisco, had been invited to be a part of the trip "but is unable to due to earnings," according to a company spokeswoman.
Together, the executives represent a swath of US business interests, from social media and consumer hardware, to computer chips and commercial manufacturing.A spokeswoman for Illumina, a biotechnology company based in California, said Thaysen "is honoured to be part of the delegation" and that the company hopes the trip will be "an opportunity to strengthen relationships and shape the future of precision medicine."Representatives of the other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It has limited the supply of oil to the country, hitting the buying power of other countries around the world that import Chinese goods.But China's vast oil reserves and diverse energy supply have helped it so far in weathering the fallout of the war better than many neighbours.Additional reporting by Peter HoskinsChina weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a tollNew era as Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 yearsDonald TrumpElon MuskTim CookChina-US relationsChina
